The Endocrine System

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What is a specialist of the endocrine system called? Answer: (One Word)

2. Which of these is not an endocrine gland? Pancreas Colon Thyroid Adrenal

3. What is decreased glucose concentration in the blood? Hyperglycemia Homeostasis Hypothalamus Hypoglycemia

4. Which of these is not a symptom of diabetes? Polyuria Polyphagia Polydipsia Polydactyly

5. Which of the following cells are not produced in the pancreas? Delta cells Alpha cells Gamma cells Beta cells

6. Which of these is the growth hormone? Calcitonin Thyroxine Somatotropin Vasopressin

7. Is TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) a tropic or nontropic hormone? Answer: (Tropic or Nontropic)

8. Which of these is not a corticosteroid? Glucocorticoids glucocorticoids Mineralcorticoids Thyrocalcitonin

9. Which of these is not a trade name for cortisone? Cortate Cortisolate Cortone Cortogen

10. What disease of the endocrine system consists of weakness, fatigue, anorexia, weight loss, hyperpigmentation, and decreased blood pressure? Cushing's syndrome Addison's disease Turner's syndrome Hyperthyroidism